tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post7772317386024137353..comments2014-11-25T08:28:17.416-08:00Comments on Write For Reason: Big Names...Bad Books...Wil A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01330923857917303802noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-13815176272159881742011-09-30T14:57:37.221-07:002011-09-30T14:57:37.221-07:00Adding one to the pile. This book was obviously wr...Adding one to the pile. This book was obviously written to snag readers hooked on the occult and black magic genres by a funny mystery writer who could always be counted on for a good book. NOT THIS TIME. It was the silliest, poorly written book I've forced myself through in a long time. I kept foolishly believing it would get better. Checked it on Amazon. A ton of one-star ratings and similar comments.writerstricksofthetrade.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02083070198778528841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-14017807353526520762011-08-15T12:44:39.887-07:002011-08-15T12:44:39.887-07:00It is a real letdown when a favorite author does a...It is a real letdown when a favorite author does a bad one. Recently I read a book by one of my favorites that I was very disappointed in. When I left a review on Goodreads and read the other reviews, I was amazed to see that his other fans loved it. So you never know, do you?<br />And I think his writing was rather sloppy, which I am painfully aware of after being in a critique group for three years!Marla Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004295584548524776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-48102350991503475252011-08-14T09:35:19.923-07:002011-08-14T09:35:19.923-07:00I may have just heard the audio book of the same a...I may have just heard the audio book of the same author Margo mentioned. Until now I enjoyed the books in the series, but this one would have received tons of rejection notices if the author were not a New York Times bestseller. Potty humor, weak characters, literally no plot--just a bunch of events strung together.<br /><br />I agree with all of the comments before mine and your evaluation!writerstricksofthetrade.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02083070198778528841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-88234244854143681212011-08-14T07:20:19.737-07:002011-08-14T07:20:19.737-07:00Ah, so true, Wil. I think the push on writers to g...Ah, so true, Wil. I think the push on writers to get a book out every year or faster is really detrimental to both the writer and the reader. Good blog.Marishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714052867941990380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-399630903544446592011-08-14T06:59:19.519-07:002011-08-14T06:59:19.519-07:00There's a chance he didn't even write it. ...There's a chance he didn't even write it. Something else I've noticed, if a big name author sells lots of book, no matter what he/she writes, it'll get published. Sad, but that seems to be the way it is.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-39272412511392212732011-08-14T06:41:53.592-07:002011-08-14T06:41:53.592-07:00I'm with you, Wil. One of my favorite writers...I'm with you, Wil. One of my favorite writers who always promised a great book changed up a couple years ago. She used the same characters from her other books that I loved, but the h/h were new and the plot was awful! The dust jacket promised one thing and that part of the plot didn't begin until page 200! Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-49544866367726658492011-08-14T05:24:22.483-07:002011-08-14T05:24:22.483-07:00I agree with everything that's been said so fa...I agree with everything that's been said so far. It's too bad for some people, once they hit it big, the words no longer matter so much to them anymore.<br /><br />At least that's how it seems.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-88384668887108158142011-08-13T22:47:52.569-07:002011-08-13T22:47:52.569-07:00I don't know whether it's a rush to get th...I don't know whether it's a rush to get the book published or if editors are afraid to edit Big Names, but I've noticed tyro mistakes: the same verb used 3 times on a page, the same simile used over and over. Said to see Baldacci go down this road.Michele Drierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944263184981732147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-42336800739470294072011-08-13T20:55:30.140-07:002011-08-13T20:55:30.140-07:00I think Sheila is right. The editor was afraid to ...I think Sheila is right. The editor was afraid to tell the big name that he needed to go back and give it another polish. It's a shame. Almost enough to make me glad I'm just a little name - almost.Sandy Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-45533469488249098402011-08-13T20:42:16.346-07:002011-08-13T20:42:16.346-07:00Sounds like it's a book trying to get into the...Sounds like it's a book trying to get into the romance market.Lucy Naylor Kubashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06595948650454049233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355483545582286776.post-20859240618026465002011-08-13T20:33:34.075-07:002011-08-13T20:33:34.075-07:00Yes, Wil, it often seems that when a writer gets a...Yes, Wil, it often seems that when a writer gets a big name, they are no longer edited. I've been stunned at some of what I've seen make it to print. Of course, I hope nobody says that about my books :)Sheila Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444737798319597136noreply@blogger.com